Informed Consent Procedures for Immigration Evals
An attorney sends the intake packet over the night before a psychological evaluation. The client arrives with a signed consent form, but when you ask what they understood, they say they thought the meeting was therapy, or that everything discussed will stay private no matter what, or that the report goes only to the lawyer […]
Building Rapport with Clients: Trauma-Informed Immigration
What builds trust with a vulnerable immigration client. Warmth, or safety? Most professionals are taught some version of the same advice about building rapport with clients: smile, find common ground, use humor, make the person comfortable. That guidance isn't useless. It is incomplete. In immigration work, especially with asylum seekers, trafficking survivors, domestic violence survivors, […]